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PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is accusing former President Barack Obama of having telephone lines in Trump Tower wiretapped during the election campaign. In a series of tweets early today, Trump said he had "just found out" about the wiretapping, which he says occurred in October. He called it "McCarthyism!" The White House didn't immediately reply to inquiries about what led to the president's tweets. Trump has a residence in Trump Tower and largely ran his transition out of the New York City high-rise.
NEW YORK (AP) — Supporters of President Donald Trump plan to convene at Trump Tower, the Washington Monument and scores of other places around the country today to show their pride in his presidency. The "March 4 Trump" demonstrations are also intended to show unity in the face of what organizers call "a seditious fringe" aiming to sabotage his vision for the country.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for Vice President Mike Pence have turned over 13 boxes of emails from his time as Indiana governor. The Indianapolis Star reports the emails were delivered Thursday to be archived for public review as required under Indiana law. A Pence spokesman says the emails are from government accounts as well as Pence's private email account used for government business. That account was disclosed Thursday.
DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say more than 100 firefighters battled a late-night fire in a four-story condominium building in Dallas. One person suffered minor injuries in the fire at the 60-unit complex. The blaze was mostly extinguished by this morning, but fire officials say crews remain at the scene to monitor hot spots. American Red Cross officials are assisting about 100 displaced residents.
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas border town is working to restore what is believed to be the only remaining site that once helped process the millions of Mexicans who came to the U.S. as temporary guest workers under a program that started during World War II. The crumbling white adobe buildings at Rio Vista Farm in Socorro were the arrival point for laborers who came to work on farms and railroads under the program that lasted for about 20 years.
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